Same-Sex Marriage in Canada Brooke Welsh 0829252 POLS*1400: Issues in Canadian Politics Professor Mohan Friday November 15th‚ 2013 Until fairly recently‚ same-sex marriage laws prohibited homosexual couple’s from married‚ resulting in difficult times for many couples until the early 2000’s when Bill C-38 passed‚ enabling same-sex couples the right to marry. Suzanne Lenon wrote a journal article relating the same-sex marriage era to that of the civil-rights movement‚ outlining the implied
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regulate who can and cannot marry? This is an important question relating to same-sex marriages. I believe that the government cannot regulate who can and cannot marry. According to Rainbow SIG‚ which is a same-sex interest group‚ it is no one else’s business if two men or two women want to get married. Two people of the same sex who love each other should be allowed to publicly celebrate their commitment and receive the same benefits of marriage of a heterosexual couple. Also‚ there is no such thing
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Love Should Be Treated Equal Between Two People It is difficult to explain why it is that people of the same sex should be able to marry. It is more difficult to explain this to the die hard believers of the idea that the sanctity of marriage should be between a man and a woman. Our country was founded around the basic freedoms that should be extended to all people no matter race‚ nationality‚ gender or sexual orientation. If we argue the matter of law‚ “The Supreme Court has declared that marriage
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Same-Sex Marriage Approximately 11 million Americans identify as gay‚ lesbian‚ or bisexual‚ yet despite this figure being such a substantial portion of the United States population‚ these Americans still have to battle for equal rights. Same-sex marriage is arguably the most exposed and tensest issue that surrounds the LGBT (Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual‚ and Transgender) Community. Currently‚ same-sex marriage is one of the most controversial political issues in the United States‚ making headlines on
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Same-sex Marriage Same-sex marriage is something that many people have a strong opinion about. From the essay “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage?” by Katha Pollitt‚ she states‚ “Gay marriage-it’s not about sex‚ its about the separation of church and state.” (572) In the very beginning of this essay though‚ Pollitt asks‚ “Will someone please explain to me how permitting gays and lesbians to marry threatens the institution of marriage?” (570) This concludes that Katha Pollitt obviously has the mind-set
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10 reasons why Same-Sex Marriage is a Bad Idea: 1. Gays & lesbians make poor parents. Assertion: The State of Hawaii and court petitioners representing the Roman Catholic Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claimed that gays and lesbians in committed relationships make inferior parents. The best way to assure that children get the best possible upbringing is to require spouses to be of different genders. Rebuttal: All of the witnesses in Baehr v. Miike -- both for the plaintiffs
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This house believes that same sex marriage should not be legalized in the Philippines. Main points. 1. If we will legalize same sex marriage‚ this will only prevents us to reproduce and to promote life‚ and eventually it will lead to the fall of human existence. 2. According to Executive order no. 209 or commonly known as the Familly Code of the Philippines. Marriage is a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of
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Conflict has been surrounding the debate of whether same-sex marriage should be granted to gay couples as homosexuality is considered “unacceptable” or “wrong” for many. The majority of public opinions tend to view same sex marriage negatively and reject the idea of allowing homosexual couples to wed each other. It was determined by law that people of the same gender should not be given the opportunity to marry because it does not follow the moral standard of allowing only a man and woman to wed
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Same-sex Marriage Homosexual relationships have occurred since the beginning of civilization. During the Zhou dynasty‚ Pan Zhang & Wang Zhongxian were famously homosexual. Nero‚ the Roman Emperor married 2 men. Today‚ same-sex marriage has been legalized in Argentina‚ Belgium‚ Canada‚ Denmark‚ Iceland‚ Netherlands‚ Norway‚ Portugal‚ Spain‚ South Africa‚ and Sweden. It has also been legalized in 9 states. New Jersey‚ California‚ and Rhode Island recognize same-sex marriages but do not perform them
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same sex marriage Same-sex marriage‚ also known as gay marriage or equal marriage‚ is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or gender identity. Legal recognition of same-sex marriage is sometimes referred to as marriage equality‚ particularly by supporters.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The first laws in modern times recognizing same-sex marriage were enacted during the first decade of the 21st century. As of March 2013‚ eleven countries (Argentina‚ Belgium‚ Canada‚ Denmark‚ Iceland‚ Netherlands
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